B I ( 2 ? ) 
very aftringcnt. ’Tis com- 
mon in the Meadows and 
Pa (tores about Shefeild in 
Torkfbire, and in fcvcral 
other Places of that Coun- 
ty. It grows alfo plenti- 
fully in l'ome Meadows 
about Tairiwortb and FafeJey 
in Jf r arvpickJJ;ire. 
It cools and dries. The 
Root of it is'vcry aftrin- 
gcnt, harfli, alcxipharmick, 
and Sudorifick. 3 Tis chief- 
ly tiled to take off Vomit- 
ting, and tq prevent Abor- 
tion, and, the like. The 
Powder of the Root, mix- 
ed with Conferee ot Ro- 
les, does wonderfully (top 
Spitting of Blood, and the 
Bloody Flux, and other 
Fluxes. It (tops the Cour- 
fes when they arc immo- 
derate. ThePowder fprink- 
led upon Wounds, flops the 
Blood. 
Take of the Roots of 
Biftort and Torment! 1, each 
one Ounce ; of the Leaves 
of Meadow-fweet, Burnet, 
Wood -Sorrel , each one 
handful ; of Burnt Harts- 
horn two Drams ; of Sha- 
vings of Harts-horn and 
•v ory, each two Drams : 
B I, 
Boyl them in three Pints of 
Fountain-water, to two ; 
add towards the End three 
Ounces of Red Rofcs ; 
drain them. The Dofeis 
fix Spoonfuls often in a 
Day. 
Kter^tocet. Sec 
Woody Night Shade r 
Upright -HBltte, in Latin 
Blitum erettins . It has a 
red and linglc Root, with 
fome fmall Fibres. It roots 
deep in the Earth if the 
Place be agreeable to it ; 
otherwife it is fibrous. The 
Stalk is nine Inches high, 
ch^innelfd, fmooth, folid; 
fendi ngforth manyBranch- 
cs, near the Earth longer 
than the very Stalks. The 
Leaves are plac’d fomc- 
times oppofite to one ano- 
ther, but oftner alternate- 
ly. Their Foot-ftalks arc 
an Inch long, fmooth, and 
not fo frequent as in other 
Blites. The Leaves re- 
ferable theLeaves of Wild- 
Marjoram, but they are 
fome what bigger ; from, the 
Wings whereof, and from 
the Extremities of the 
Branches, come forth 1 mall 
purple Flowers, inClufters, 
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